You absolutely can start online yoga as a beginner, but it is important to remember three things. Just as practicing yoga alone increases your risk, so does practicing as a beginner. It's extremely important that you follow the safety suggestions above, take your time, and be patient.

The short answer – for you time-pressed folk – is yes. If shorter yoga sessions mean we're more likely to do them and, crucially, keep doing them!

“Hatha yoga will give the new yoga student a good understanding of the basics of yoga,” she says. Those basics include pranayama (breathing), meditation and asana (yoga poses).